TwitLonger — My full statement: — I'd like to apologize to my viewers and my staff for the failure of Current TV. — Editorially, Countdown had never been better. But for more than a year I have been imploring Al Gore and Joel Hyatt to resolve our issues internally …

EPA Backpedals on Fracking Contamination — Texas Water-Pollution Suit Dropped; Third Recent Setback on Drilling for Agency — The Environmental Protection Agency has dropped its claim that an energy company contaminated drinking water in Texas, the third time in recent months that the agency …

When the Archbishop Met the President — Cardinal Dolan thought he heard Barack Obama pledge respect for the Catholic Church's rights of conscience. Then came the contraception coverage mandate. — New York — The president of the U.S. Conference of Bishops is careful to show due respect for the president of the United States.

A Health Law at Risk Gives Insurers Pause — As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the federal health care law, one option that had seemed unthinkable to its designers and supporters now seems at least possible: that the court could strike down the entire law.

Mega Millions: Why I threw away common sense and bought a ticket — We played. — My husband and I decided to do a financially unwise thing and take a chance at winning the $640 million dollar Mega Millions lottery. It's not a smart use of even a dollar because the odds of winning are, well, astronomical — 1 in 176 million.

Orwell and March Madness — If you've been watching the N.C.A.A. men's basketball championship — a k a March Madness — you've undoubtedly seen the commercial. It's an N.C.A.A. ad that shows college athletes pumping iron, running sprints and playing games.

Sina, Tencent Shut Down Commenting on Microblogs — BEIJING—China mounted a broad Internet crackdown beginning Friday, putting temporary restrictions on popular microblogging services run by Sina Corp. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. and detaining individuals that it accused of spreading rumors of a coup attempt in Beijing.

Another $17 trillion surprise found in Obamacare — Senate Republican staffers continue to look though the 2010 Obamacare law to see what's in it, and their latest discovery is a massive $17 trillion funding gap. — “The more we learn about the bill, the more we learn it is even more unaffordable …

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